Combined tobacco box and holder for cigarette papers



B. CLARK.

COMBINED TOBACCO BOX AND HDLDER F011 CIGARETTE PAPERS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 9.1919. RENEWED MAR. 3 1922.

Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

125. CZ/a/rj, By 09M `invention has been devised.

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NEW SOUTH 'WALDsAUsTRADIA l,

DBAINARD CLARK, or BOZEDDD,

COMBINED TOBACCO BOX AND HOLDER FOR CIGARETTE rarnnsz Y Y To all whom tmay coa-cern: l

Be it known that I, 'BRAINARD' CLARK, subject ofthe King 'of AGreatBritain and Ireland, residing at Lucknov'vf7 Victoria Street, Rozelle,in the State of VNew vSouth Vales, Commonwealth vor Australia, haveinventedY new and useful Improvements in a Combined Tobacco BoxandHolder for Cigarette Papers, of which the following is spec'iication. i

Personswho are inthehabit of makingtheir own Y cigarettes are ofteninconvenienced-V owing to the factV that the small packages of paper,invwhich the tobacco is rolled, become mislaid or through being kept inthe clothes `pockets the paper frequently becomes damp withperspiration, and in consequence thereof -the gummed edges of the paperVAadhere4 to the next sheet and become useless.A It is with a view toovercome these difficulties that the present The Vbox Vprovides a placefor keeping the papers which is Vconvenient and atv the same timeprotects them from outside moisture. Y

The invention may be applied to the Ordinary tins in which many brands Otobacco are retailed to the consumer or it may be applied to a betterclasscontainer which would then be used in place ot the ordinary pouch.It has been designed for use par-v ticularly with'that class of paperwhich is packed zig-zag fashion in a package having a longitudinalopening through which each succeeding sheet will protrude as .the toponeis withdrawn from the package.`

The invention consists of a box, in which the tobacco is held andprovided with, preferably,- hinged lid Within whichis a Acentrallongitudinal recess adapted to receive the package of papers. coverplate of suitable material such as tin is provided,

having a longitudinal opening at 'ornearV its centre .which fits intothe lid over the package ot' papers in such a way that the sheets ofpaper will protrude and may be pulled through the opening in the coverrplate, one at a time'as` they are required.

In the accompanyingv sheet of drawings, Fig. 1 is a plan thrown open.

of' the box with the lid l Specification of Letters Patent. PatentedApr. 18,1922, Application med vDecember 9, i919, serialNo..aeaevafaenewea March 3,1922; serial 110.540,935-' I. Fig. 2 isasectional elevation taken-bn the line A. B. of I Tig.V l.

-1 is the box in which' the' ataca-(51151' packed, Qi'the flanged lidYthereof, '3 the hinge, 4 the recess Vformed by depressing a l VpzIatewhich is frictionallyheld within'the lidV flange flO against accidentaldisplacement and'by which'the' package' or papers y is'held in positionwithin the` recess, 7 theVV 1 longitudinal vopening inthe cover plate,8-

the sheet of' paper protruding through the opening 7, while 9 is an Yindentation stamped in the angel() of the lid for the Y Y l.

purpose of assisting in holding Ythe cover plate 6 1n. position.`

For some purposes it maybe desirabley to dispensewith thecover plateGand provide other and cheaper means for vsecuring the package of papers5 in the recess 4. One method would be to so shape the longitudinaledges of Vthe recess as to grip the package Y when it ispressed into therecess'.

I' claim In combination with a receptacle lid hav-r ingra continuousmarginal langelprojectingy laterally therefrom, the said lid havingadepression formed therein extending from` onevflange to the oppositeyflange, said de-l pression forming a seat for receiving and retaining apackage of cigarette papers in position, a flat cover Vplatesnuglyfittedand frictionally held Within the V,langeuot the lid and adapted .tooverlie and abuta package of cigarette'pap'ers to maintain the lat'- fter in position in the depression, said .covery plate having alongitudinal slot in the Ypor-A f tion which'overliesthe packageof-cigarette Vpapers permitting withdrawal ofthepapers .Y

Yone at a time, and retaining members formed on the flange for enga-gingand removably retaining Vthe cover plate'in position. Y

- In testimony whereof I have signedY my "name to this specication inthe presence of Y tivo subscribingwitnesses. v Y c f Y iBRAINAaD oLAaK.yVitnesses'f l g R. MAssEN, I-I. C. CAMPBELL.-

